Tag: Health

In the aftermath of Donald Trump's election victory, some feminists are suggesting the new administration may "strip women of [their] reproductive rights," including the right to get an IUD.

Beltway Confidential

No, women don’t have to run and get an IUD

Hadley Heath Manning · November 10, 2016 2:31 pm

Voters in four states were presented with cigarette tax measures, including two separate ballot questions in Missouri that were both disfavored by anti-smoking groups. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Tobacco tax winning in California, but in trouble elsewhere

Joseph Lawler · November 9, 2016 3:06 pm

It turns out that, yet again, the media rushed to report their preferred narrative and didn't look into the reasons men were experiencing problems in the birth control study. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

That male birth control study wasn’t scrapped because men are wimps

Ashe Schow · November 7, 2016 6:45 pm

StemExpress takes body parts from abortion clinics and supplies them to biomedical researchers, including Gu. Last year, a pro-life investigative group produced video evidence of Planned Parenthood accepting payments from companies including StemExpress. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Transplanting truth about organ donor shortage

Washington Examiner · November 6, 2016 4:03 am

Hillary Clinton has lost her nation-wide lead against Donald Trump over the last month. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hacked: Memo called for ‘early release’ of Clinton health records

Sean Higgins · November 5, 2016 7:35 pm

Obama touted the progress his administration has made providing Americans with healthcare plans despite last week's news of rising premiums and other costs. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama: Obamacare solved healthcare problem as old as Cubs’ curse

Anna Giaritelli · November 5, 2016 10:00 am

President Obama called on the public to demand antibiotic-free, pesticide-free, GMO-free foods. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Obama: ‘We’ve got a disease care system,’ not a healthcare system

Anna Giaritelli · November 5, 2016 3:56 am

Cigna continues to take a loss from their individual plans under Obamacare. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Beltway Confidential

Cigna news is the latest iceberg hit by Obamacare

William Upton · November 4, 2016 7:46 pm

By virtually every measure, including rates of life expectancy, malnutrition, poverty, violence and literacy, human beings are doing exponentially better today than ever before.

The case for optimism

Daniel Allott · November 4, 2016 3:00 pm

While we all want to see our fellow Americans taking advantage of the health insurance options available to them, this spike in applications doesn't necessarily represent a success for the law. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Increased traffic for healthcare.gov may not be a good sign

Hadley Heath Manning · November 3, 2016 1:46 pm

At a Miami rally on Wednesday, Donald Trump continued to attack Hillary Clinton over her health. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Trump hits Clinton over exhaustion. Do voters care?

Jason Russell · November 2, 2016 5:38 pm

The D.C. Council on Tuesday preliminarily approved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to end their own life. (iStock Photo)

DC Council advances assisted suicide bill

Robert King · November 1, 2016 7:43 pm